Joy Manikya I
Maharaja of Tripura
Reign1573–1577
PredecessorUdai Manikya
SuccessorAmar Manikya
Died1577
ConsortSubhadra Mahadevi[1]
FatherUdai Manikya
ReligionHinduism
Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Maha Manikyac. 1400–1431
Dharma Manikya I1431–1462
Ratna Manikya I1462–1487
Pratap Manikya1487
Vijaya Manikya I1488
Mukut Manikya1489
Dhanya Manikya1490–1515
Dhwaja Manikya1515–1520
Deva Manikya1520–1530
Indra Manikya I1530–1532
Vijaya Manikya II1532–1563
Ananta Manikya1563–1567
Udai Manikya I1567–1573
Joy Manikya I1573–1577
Amar Manikya1577–1585
Rajdhar Manikya I1586–1600
Ishwar Manikya1600
Yashodhar Manikya1600–1623
Interregnum1623–1626
Kalyan Manikya1626–1660
Govinda Manikya1660–1661
Chhatra Manikya1661–1667
Govinda Manikya1661–1673
Rama Manikya1673–1685
Ratna Manikya II1685–1693
Narendra Manikya1693–1695
Ratna Manikya II1695–1712
Mahendra Manikya1712–1714
Dharma Manikya II1714–1725
Jagat Manikya1725–1729
Dharma Manikya II1729
Mukunda Manikya1729–1739
Joy Manikya IIc. 1739–1744
Indra Manikya IIc. 1744–1746
Udai Manikya IIc. 1744
Joy Manikya II1746
Vijaya Manikya III1746–1748
Lakshman Manikya1740s/1750s
Interregnum1750s–1760
Krishna Manikya1760–1783
Rajdhar Manikya II1785–1806
Rama Ganga Manikya1806–1809
Durga Manikya1809–1813
Rama Ganga Manikya1813–1826
Kashi Chandra Manikya1826–1829
Krishna Kishore Manikya1829–1849
Ishan Chandra Manikya1849–1862
Bir Chandra Manikya1862–1896
Birendra Kishore Manikya1909–1923
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya1923–1947
Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya1947–1949
1949–1978 (titular)
Kirit Pradyot Manikya1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)

Joy Manikya I (died 1577) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1573 to 1577.

Life

He was the son of Udai Manikya, who had supplanted Tripura's previous ruling dynasty and adopted its cognomen in 1567. Following his father's death, Joy succeeded him on the throne in 1573.[2] However, his rule was only nominal as the powerful general Ranagan Narayan, who was the husband of his paternal aunt,[3] held actual control of the kingdom, using Joy as a puppet-monarch.[4][5]

Narayan eventually grew jealous of the popularity enjoyed by Amaradeva, a prince of the former royal family.[4] The latter was invited to a dinner where Narayan planned to have him killed. However, he escaped and, rallying his supporters, captured the regent and had his head cut off. When Joy demanded an explanation for Narayan's death, Amaradeva dispatched his troops against the king, who attempted to flee before being overtaken and also beheaded.[6] Joy's death is believed to have occurred in 1577, having reigned about 4 years.[7] Amaradeva subsequently took power under the name Amar Manikya, thus restoring the throne to the original ruling dynasty.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1978). "Manikya Administration". Journal of the Asiatic Society. Asiatic Society. XX: 11.
  2. ^ Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Puthipatra. pp. 75–76.
  3. ^ Rizvi, S. N. H., ed. (1971). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Chittagong. East Pakistan Government Press. p. 68.
  4. ^ a b c Sarma (1987, p. 77)
  5. ^ Long, James (1850). "Analysis of the Bengali Poem Raj Mala, or Chronicles of Tripura". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Calcutta: Asiatic society. XIX: 547.
  6. ^ Long (1850, pp. 547–48)
  7. ^ Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 22.
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